Re: the trip-hop/hip-hop thing
Jordan Feinman (jordanf@global2000.net)
Wed, 19 Jun 1996 18:23:52 -0400 (EDT)
> Also, Hip-Hop originated as a product of urban America; while it's wrong
> to generalize, at least most aspects of hip-hop carry a streetwise
> attitude coming from the minds and ideals of urban American youth; and no
> doubt is it a child/grandchild of other urban American musical genres:
> jazz and funk. Hip-hop is mostly rapped, spoken or sung, and while we can
> get into an argument about what hip-hop "really" is (i.e. commercial vs
> underground), the words, be it about racial oppression or "mackin on some
> hoochies at a party" echo the joy, anger, sadness, humor, confusion, malaise
> and experiences of urban America.
The first time I even heard the term "hip-hop" was from
Naughty-by-Nature's "Hip-hop Hurray". Am I correct in assuming the term
is quite new, relatively speaking?
Jordan